2025–26 European windstorm season
Storm Joseph, the strongest system of the season so far | |
| First storm formed | 22 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Strongest storm1 | Storm Joseph 939 hPa (27.73 inHg) |
| Strongest wind gust | Storm Amy 92.5 mph (148.9 km/h; 41.4 m/s; 80.4 kn) at Folgefonna, Norway |
| Total storms | 34 (1) |
| Total fatalities | 485+ |
| 1Strongest storm is determined by lowest pressure and maximum recorded non-mountainous wind gust is also included for reference. | |
The 2025–26 European windstorm season marks the eleventh year of the continents coordinated of severe weather naming programme. While the official list of names was unveiled on 1 September 2025, the season’s duration typically spans from the start of September through to 31 August, with the exception of the Eastern Mediterranean group, which the season begins on 1 October.
This year represents the seventh season of collaboration within the Western Group, where the Netherlands Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut (KNMI) works alongside the UK’s Met Office and Ireland’s Met Éireann. To the south-west, the national meteorological agencies of Portugal, Spain, France, and Belgium have united for their ninth year of partnership, joined for the first time by Luxembourg.
The Mediterranean regions have also entered their fifth year of formal naming. This includes the Eastern Mediterranean group—comprising Greece, Israel, and Cyprus—and the Central Mediterranean group, which includes Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Malta. Furthermore, a significant change occurred on 1 January 2026, when the Northern Group, Norway, Sweden and Denmark, adopted a predetermined list of names for the first time.